Flanigan Surname
Approximately 12,297 people bear this surname
Flanigan Surname Definition:
(Celtic) Of Red Complexion.
[Irish Flannagan—flann, red + the diminutive suff, -gan]
Flanigan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,427 | 1:34,762 | 4,332 |
| Australia | 852 | 1:31,685 | 4,216 |
| Canada | 309 | 1:119,241 | 12,570 |
| England | 229 | 1:243,310 | 19,878 |
| Scotland | 143 | 1:37,439 | 3,597 |
| Northern Ireland | 90 | 1:20,500 | 2,453 |
| South Africa | 76 | 1:712,865 | 50,752 |
| Argentina | 38 | 1:1,124,827 | 67,975 |
| Jamaica | 29 | 1:98,964 | 4,125 |
| Wales | 24 | 1:128,939 | 9,528 |
| Ireland | 17 | 1:276,996 | 9,887 |
| New Zealand | 11 | 1:411,666 | 31,040 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 583 | 1:7,598 | 1,163 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 317 | 1:76,894 | 8,364 |
| Scotland | 205 | 1:18,260 | 1,895 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,777 | 1:13,296 | 1,705 |
Flanigan (35) may also be a first name.
Flanigan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) Of Red Complexion.
[Irish Flannagan—flann, red + the diminutive suff, -gan]
(Irish) The little ruddy man; grandson of little Flann (red).
Flanigan Demographics
Flanigan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Flanigan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Flanigan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Flanigan (Russian: Фланиган) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Flanigan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 42,382nd most commonly held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 592,628 people. The surname Flanigan is mostly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Flanigan live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,744,716th most commonly held forename in the world. It is borne by 35 people.
This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 10,427 people, or 1 in 34,762. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 7 percent reside, Maryland, where 7 percent reside and New York, where 5 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.
Flanigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Flanigan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Flanigan last name grew 276 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 28 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 30 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Flanigan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Flanigan last name is predominantly Catholic (87%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Flanigan surname are 11.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.24% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Flanigan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 268.38% more than the national average, earning R 875,400 per year; in United States they earn 8.19% more than the national average, earning $46,682 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.49% more than the national average, earning $60,362 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flannigan | 94 | 5,705 | / |
| Flanighan | 94 | 101 | / |
| Fleanigan | 94 | 7 | / |
| Flanaigan | 94 | 3 | / |
| Flanigann | 94 | 0 | / |
| Flainigan | 94 | 0 | / |
| Fllanigan | 94 | 0 | / |
| Flaniegan | 94 | 0 | / |
| Flanigain | 94 | 0 | / |
| Flannighan | 89 | 39 | / |
| Flannigain | 89 | 11 | / |
| Flanniegan | 89 | 0 | / |
| Flanniggan | 89 | 0 | / |
| Fllannigan | 89 | 0 | / |
| Flanegan | 88 | 576 | / |
| Flanigon | 88 | 37 | / |
| Flanugan | 88 | 0 | / |
| Flenigan | 88 | 0 | / |
| Flanigam | 88 | 0 | / |
| Flannegan | 82 | 54 | / |
| Flannigon | 82 | 20 | / |
| Flennigan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Flanigham | 82 | 0 | / |
| Flaneghan | 82 | 0 | / |
| Flannigham | 78 | 1 | / |
| Flenegan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Flanigom | 75 | 0 | / |
| Flanegon | 75 | 0 | / |
| Flannegon | 71 | 0 | / |
Flanigan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Flanigan in the Russian language | ||
| Фланиган | flanigan | - |
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Flanigan Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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